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# Bullpups Top Concordia in OT, Punch State Ticket
- URL: https://www.citizenjournal.us/bullpups-top-concordia-in-ot-punch-state-ticket/
- Published: 2026-03-08T10:43:38.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-29T22:34:55.000Z
- Description: Jett Pyle's career-high 35 points lifts McPherson to record 62nd state tournament appearance.
- Author: Greg Loving
- Tags: mcj, dnn, #sports

CONCORDIA, Kan. — Jett Pyle scored a career-high 35 points, including a clutch floater in overtime that stretched the lead to five, as McPherson defeated Concordia 73-66 in the Class 4A boys sub-state finals Wednesday night.

The victory sends the Bullpups to the state basketball tournament for the 62nd time in program history, breaking a tie with Kansas City-Wyandotte for the most appearances in Kansas history. McPherson advances to the state quarterfinals against Atchison Wednesday,

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